By Jeanee Wright I was saddened to hear recently of the loss of a great man, Dale Whitmore, President of Wardtown Cooperative in Freeport, Maine. Dale passed away peacefully, surrounded by friends and family, from complications from recent illnesses. When I reflect on my memories of Dale, the first thing that comes to my mind
Want to be part of a growing team of successful community organizers making a difference for low and moderate income residents? If you’re a group process guru, a real estate whiz, or a trainer extraordinaire, the New England Resident Owned Communities (NEROC) program wants you! Take a look at our job description and if it speaks to you, speak
November 29, 2018 Meadowbrook Community Residents gain lifelong security, affordability after purchasing Meadowbrook Community neighborhood This weekend, residents at Meadowbrook, the newest resident owned community, will celebrate their $8.25 million purchase with the local chamber of commerce, friends, and neighbors. The 193-site of Hudson, Massachusetts is set up to enjoy self-control over their
It’s true that we at CDI often do our work in the background. We’re proud of the success our clients achieve, but we affirm that they did it themselves. Still, it’s nice to be recognized for the role we play in fostering innovative, competent, and transformative cooperative ownership! Kudos to our colleague Jonah Fertig-Burd for
CFNE is hiring. They are looking for a multilingual Cooperative Business Support Officer (CBSO) who will manage CFNE’s business support services to its prospective, applicant, and borrowing co-ops as well as create and maintain systems to track and ensure the quality of CFNE and partner provided technical assistance (TA). That TA includes business planning, loan
The Cooperative Development Institute (CDI), has recently been awarded three grants totaling $589,974, from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support cooperative development in Maine and the Northeast. For 24 years, CDI has been the Northeast’s center for cooperative development helping 141 groups form cooperatives in the food, housing, and employee ownership sectors.
The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America’s Small Farms Amid a nationwide rise in worker-owned businesses of all types, small farms across the country are foregoing traditional farm ownership and reaping the benefits of cooperative farming. BY ANNELISE JOLLEY Business, FARMING Posted on: October 3, 2018 Across the U.S.—from New England to California—a small but
This is a particularly exciting Co-op Month for CDI as we welcome in two new staff members, bringing our team to 20 employees. CDI welcomes Katherine Bessey to our staff as our new Assistant Project Manager in the Cooperative Food Systems (CFS) and Business Ownership Solutions (BOS) programs. This is a new position for CDI
For Immediate Release October 23, 2018 Contact: Jen Peters – Assistant Director Sunrise County Economic Council, (207) 255-0983, scec@sunrisecounty.org Rob Brown – Director of Business Ownership Solutions Cooperative Development Institute, (207) 233-2987, rbrown@cdi.coop Over $400,000 in Public and Private Funds to Support Business Ownership Transitions in Rural Maine The Cooperative
They use ingredients they’ve grown at nearby farms for dishes that are both delicious and bittersweet. Article by the Portland Press Herald, October 17, by Mary Pols Isaak Gawo hands an order to a customer on Sunday. The Isuken Co-op truck has been making weekly trips to the Lewiston market. Most days though, it is
